What is a pocket knife?

A pocket knife is simply a knife with a blade that folds out or “opens” from the handle, where it is housed when not in use. The idea being that it will easily fit in the pocket for everyday carry. Generally, a pocket knife is either assisted opening or manual opening.

What is an assisted opening knife?

These knives are opened by the user employing either the “flipper”, which is a lever on the back spine of the knife or a “thumb stud”, which is a small stud on the blade. This action starts the deployment of the blade and a mechanism like a spring or ball-bearing finishes opening the blade and then it locks into place.

What is a trapper pocket knife?

This is a style of manual opening pocket knife that has two blades, which fold out from the handle. Traditionally, there is a spey blade and a clip blade, each having a nail nick so that they can be deployed with just an upward pull on the blade.

What is an OTF knife?

When you see a knife listed as an OTF, it stands for “out-the-front” and means that it is a knife with a blade that extends straight from the handle. An OTF pocket knife can be opened with a manual slide, with assisted opening, with an automatic mechanism or by using gravity.

How do I choose a pocket knife?

A good, quality folding pocket knife should be a tool that you can take for granted because it will be able to perform whenever and wherever you need it. Choose one that will perform the specific tasks that come up for you in your everyday life. For example, if you’re in emergency services, a rescue knife with an integrated seatbelt cutter and glass breaker would be perfect for you.

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Serrated Ridge Runner Pocket Knife specifications

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Ridge Runner Serrated Pocket Knife

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Black Ronin Hive Shuriken Assisted Opening Pocket Knife

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Dimensions of the knife opened and closed

Rampage Pocket Knife

$14.99

Benchmade knife with green handle and gray blade on textured background

Closed Benchmade knife with green handle on gray surface

Benchmade Bailout pocket knife with dimensions and material details

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Benchmade Bailout Pocket Knife

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Variety Pocket Knives

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Shinwa Black Taito Pocket Knife

$34.99

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Benchmade Mini Auto Adamas

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M48 Butterfly Knife

$89.99

Black folding knife with intricate handle design

Knife with black blade resting on a concrete surface

Diagram of Rampage Terminator pocket knife with labels

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Close-up of knife handle showing detailed design

Rampage Terminator Tactical Pocket Knife

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Open Black Legion pocket knife with a fire starter demonstration and inset showing the folded knife's pocket clip

Folded Black Legion pocket knife with a patterned black handle, finger grooves and visible blade cutouts

Black Legion knife chart showing a 3.5-inch blade, 8.25-inch open length, textured ABS handle, hidden fire starter and metal pocket clip

Hands holding an open Black Legion pocket knife and flint rod, with bright sparks beside the blade

Close-up of the Black Legion knife's grooved black handle, rear opening, screws and pocket clip edge

Black Legion Pocket Knife with Fire Starter

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Timber Wolf Rainshadow Pocket Knife

$34.99

Black-handled folding knife with a silver blade on a brown background

Closed folding knife with textured black handle and pocket clip

Diagram of Timber Wolf Titan Flux Pocket Knife with measurements

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Titan Flux EDC Pocket Knife

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POCKET KNIVES FAQS

What is a pocket knife?
A pocket knife is simply a knife with a blade that folds out or “opens” from the handle, where it is housed when not in use. The idea being that it will easily fit in the pocket for everyday carry. Generally, a pocket knife is either assisted opening or manual opening.
What is an assisted opening knife?
These knives are opened by the user employing either the “flipper”, which is a lever on the back spine of the knife or a “thumb stud”, which is a small stud on the blade. This action starts the deployment of the blade and a mechanism like a spring or ball-bearing finishes opening the blade and then it locks into place.
What is a trapper pocket knife?
This is a style of manual opening pocket knife that has two blades, which fold out from the handle. Traditionally, there is a spey blade and a clip blade, each having a nail nick so that they can be deployed with just an upward pull on the blade.
What is an OTF knife?
When you see a knife listed as an OTF, it stands for “out-the-front” and means that it is a knife with a blade that extends straight from the handle. An OTF pocket knife can be opened with a manual slide, with assisted opening, with an automatic mechanism or by using gravity.
How do I choose a pocket knife?
A good, quality folding pocket knife should be a tool that you can take for granted because it will be able to perform whenever and wherever you need it. Choose one that will perform the specific tasks that come up for you in your everyday life. For example, if you’re in emergency services, a rescue knife with an integrated seatbelt cutter and glass breaker would be perfect for you.